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• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan apply for a visit 

  Abdullah Öcalan's legal team has applied for a visit permit to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the management of Imrali Island Prison. The last client meeting took place two and a half years ago.
• Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil enters week 500 

  The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil was launched in Strasbourg on 25 June 2012 to demand freedom for the Kurdish people’s leader. The action has been taken over by activists from St. Gallen in its 500th week.
• Baroness Blower speaks about the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign and the delisting of the PKK 

  Baroness Blower spoke about the Freedom of Öcalan Campaign and the delisting of the PKK.
• Gezi Trial: Osman Kavala remains behind bars 

  In Gezi trial, Osman Kavala, behind bars for 1,539 days, did not attend the hearing in protest against the lack of fair trial. The court board ruled for the continuation of his arrest by a majority of votes. The next hearing will be held on February 2nd.
• Police detain HDP Law Commission spokesperson 

  HDP Law Commission Spokesperson, lawyer Sedat Düşünmez, was detained in the morning following a police political operation.
• Youth organisations announce program for Long March 

  Youth organizations announced the day-to-day program of the Long March that this year will take place from Sierentz to Strasbourg with the slogan ‘We will free leader Apo with the determination of the young Apoists’.
• Two bombs explode in Baghdad  

  Two bombs exploded in Baghdad, targeting a bank and a shop where alcoholic beverages are sold.
• Two people died of cold in Van province  

  The frozen bodies of a woman and a man were found in Amanyurt, in Saray, province of Van.
• Justice Vigils by relatives of prisoners in Amed and Van continue 

  The Justice Vigils carried out by the relatives of the prisoners in Amed and Van continue.
• Kurdish youth launch signature campaign to delist PKK in London 

  In London, at a celebration of the Kurdish youth movement, a campaign to remove the PKK from the "terror list" was launched. The campaign aims to collect four million signatures.
• Buldan at HDP Congress in Batman: We are ready for elections 

  The congress of the HDP provincial association took place in Batman with a large turnout. Hüriyet Kaytar and Hüseyin Sarik were elected to the dual leadership of the association. HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan said that her party was ready for new elections.
• HDP says first meeting of 'Alliance for Democracy' to take place on Tuesday 

  Responding to the call of HDP, representatives of TİP, SMF, EMEP, TÖP, Left Party, People’s Houses and TKP will come together to work on the "Alliance for Democracy".
• Heinz Bierbaum says ban on PKK should be lifted 

  Heinz Bierbaum, President of the European Left Party, said: “We support the lifting of the ban on the PKK,” and demanded that the PKK be removed from the EU terrorist organizations list.
• Kurds and Swiss NGOs demand the release of Zara Muhammedi, who was sentenced to 5 years in prison  

  Kurds and Swiss NGOs in Zurich demanded the release of Zara Muhammedi, who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for teaching Kurdish in the city of Sine.
• Young man tortured by police in Van dies in prison 

  Tortured and arrested by security officers in Van province on January 11, Murat E. was found dead in prison two days later.
• Rocket attack targets Turkish base in Bashiqa, Iraq 

  Rockets have been fired at a Turkish military base in the north-east of Mosul. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, and neither the Turkish nor the Iraqi authorities have issued a statement.
• "Long March" to take place in France this year 

  The "Long March" organised by the Kurdish youth movement for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan will take place in France this year. The march will start on 6 February in Sierentz.
• Swiss politician Branquino: The PKK must be removed from list of terrorist organisations 

  In Switzerland, signatures are being collected for the removal of the PKK from the "terrorist lists". Local politician Tiago Branquino supports the international campaign and calls for the Kurdish movement to be decriminalized.
• Iranian soldiers kill kolbar  

  Iranian soldiers opened fire on a group of kolbars killing one and wounding another .
• Three kolbars lost in a snowstorm in Urmia 

  There is no news of the 3 kolbars who were caught in a snowstorm hitting the Binar Valley in Mirgever, province of Urmia.
• HDP co-chairs meet with George Papandreou in Ankara 

  HDP co-chairs Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar met with former Greek Prime Minister and Kinal MP George Papandreou in Ankara.
• Police attack relatives, court adjourns hearing in Dedeoğulları case 

  The trial of the first non-fatal attack on the Kurdish Dedeoğulları family was held in Konya on Friday.
• "Those invisible hands are still around my neck" 

  Thousands of students in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan are forced to attend boarding schools run by religious orders for various reasons. Islamist indoctrination and psychological terror prevail there.
• Families submit another application to visit Imrali 

  The family and legal guardian of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan renewed the application to Turkish authorities to pay a visit to İmralı prison where Öcalan is held under aggravated isolation.
• Teachers in Rojhilat and Iran take to the streets to demand end to violations of rights 

  Teachers in Rojhilat and many Iranian cities took to the streets to demand an end to violations of rights, equal pay and the release of arrested teachers.